Dear town and parish councils,

We recently announced some measures aimed making district council car parks in the Vale of White Horse more sustainable to manage.  We can now confirm that we’ll be introducing these changes on Monday 4 April.
 

• Free parking will still be available but reduced to one hour a day*
• New fees will apply for parking for up to two hours
• All other charges will go up by 40p
• New and renewed permits will be valid for the specific car park they are issued for and will not be transferable.

 
*except for Southampton Street car park in Faringdon, which will continue to offer two hours free parking a day. Faringdon’s main supermarket is out of town so we hope that by offering two hours free in this town centre car park we will continue to encourage people to support local trade.

To ensure people know that the changes are coming, from today we’ll be carrying out a public awareness campaign.  This will include information via the local press and our usual communication channels to parishes, residents and businesses.

Special notices will go up in our car parks around two weeks before the changes are introduced.  We’ll also be running messages on our social media channels - so please do help us spread the word to residents throughout the district.

We’ve also put together this information<http://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/parkingchanges> to help explain what’s happening.

We have also prepared some posters, should you wish to print them off to display on public noticeboards.
 

• Abingdon<https://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/03/Abingdon.pdf>
• Faringdon and all Vale district<https://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/03/Faringdon-and-all-Vale.pdf>
• Wantage<https://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/03/Wantage.pdf>

 
Many thanks
 
Communications
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils
01235 422400
www.southoxon.gov.uk<http://www.southoxon.gov.uk>
@southoxon<http://twitter.com/southoxon>
www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk<http://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk>
@whitehorsedc<http://twitter.com/whitehorsedc>
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Great excitement today as I found and read a copy of the neighbourhood plan for above. I recently visited Great coxwell with my son and grandson when we dropped said grandson in Oxford to study and couldn’t resist bringing them to see where I lived for a few years and attended the village school during the 2nd world war. Myself and my brother and sister went to live with my aunt and uncle who lived in the house (I believe now divided into 3) i.e. I believe from the map Jenners and Pear Tree Farm and I believe properties on either side are listed, attached to what was then the public house called “The Royal Oak“. My mother had died (we lived in Cheshire I believe,) at the age of 32, and I was aged 4 and young as I was I have many memories of my time there I think that the pub was open only occasionally and I think my uncle ran it when open as he also work at Watchfield (I think an army base) as well. My uncle and aunt were named Harold and Doris Hunter. I remember the school and how we wrote on slates and sand trays also there was only one teacher for the whole school. Our milk was delivered in churns in a pony and cart that we labelled Cox's cavalry as it was Mr Cox who drove it he lived in the village and I believe sold black market cigarettes from his back door. I well remember the church and actually my grandfather Captain Clark who fought in the Boer War, also was in India where his daughter was born i.e. Doris Hunter, is buried in the village churchyard I also remember the Americans who sometimes came to the pub bringing chocolate and gum and silk stockings to us!! We had the VE party on our lawn and the whole of the occupants of Great Coxwell came to tea and I still have the China that was used. Post office was run by a Mrs Swindles who had a daughter called Phyllis, and coincidentally I saw in the neighbourhood plan a desire for a village shop. Well in my day there was one, and the elderly lady who ran it dressed in a long dress and bonnet, there was very little stock in the shop and she kept the money in an OXO tin. We also had a boy billeted with us from the east end of London called Alfie who much to my aunt's delight became as a son to her. We also had a prisoner of war came every day to help in the garden, a very large garden complete with a stream. Pigs and goats as there were no other houses behind ours and as you can imagine it was a large garden. He too became as one of the family and painted many lovely oil paintings in our stables and back at his presumably close by POW camp. I have many more memories, in fact more than I have of my recent past also a few photos if you are interested. My name is Mrs Kay Creed nee Clark (address withheld - Editor). I am in my 80s but think my memory is not too bad. I also remember the pump! Since writing this I have amazed myself as to how much more as a small child I can remember  I must say having seen your wonderful Reading Room teas I am tempted to "come to tea" one day. I will continue to try and remember more of Great Coxwell in the war and perhaps write my musings down. It is obviously a much larger place now than it was at the beginning of the war but I do remember it being a very friendly caring village with many celebrations, parties and fancy dress events. Of course nearly all knew what the others did!

Kindest regards to Great Coxwell and all its inhabitants you live in a very beautiful village.
Kay Creed

I have a large bag full of vintage and modern cotton fabrics, all large enough for patchwork and small projects. If anyone would be interested in this please contact Jo Haine on 01367 240581
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Does anyone have a cold frame that Jane could use to nurture the young plants she is growing for the Art Weeks plant stall? She is also looking for square pots and the plastic base trays that hold four or six square pots. Please contact Jane Holmes on 241367 or at Foxley. 
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We are planning to have a village Jubilee Celebration at the Great Barn on Saturday 4th June at lunchtime please save the date and look out for further information.
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I attach a pdf file showing the plans to develop and revitalise the Contemplation garden at St Giles Church. Details of committee members are included.


Thanks,
Maureen

Documents have been added to the website for the upcoming meetings. 28th Feb 2022

Full details of upcoming films can be see here.

Billie Hayter
Cinema Supervisor - Faringdon Regent Cinema
Faringdon Town Council
The Pump House
5 Market Place
Faringdon
SN7 7HL
 
01367 240281
(My office hours are Monday and Friday)
 
www.faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk
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Our January Japes had to be cancelled due to government restrictions and our concern for the health of our members.  The overwhelming response to an e-mail requesting names of people wishing to attend the lunch told us how keen people were for life to return to normal.  We are therefore delighted to announce that we are holding the lunch as March Merriments on Thursday 10th March at 12 noon for 12.30pm.  People who have already booked will have been contacted and numbers have been made up to a safe figure.

The afternoon talk will proceed as usual with the talk taking place in the Corn Exchange at 2.30pm.  Members are welcome to come to listen to the talk if they have not been to the meal.  The speaker is Phil Holt, a retired air Traffic Controller;  his talk is entitled “Keep calm – I am an Air Traffic Controller”.  He covers the history and development then talks about present day flying.  This humorous, yet factual, presentation will fascinate everyone so, prepare for take-off!  Refreshments will follow as usual.

Chatting in the village I was updated on this photo, the building in the foreground is a cottage that was knocked down some time ago and was in the garden of what is now Highview next door to Pottinger Cottage. The barn was in where the front garden of Clover House.

You can see what looks like a row of cottages on this 1910 map (zoom in).